# old man

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An elderly man.
2. One's father.
3. A husband, or male significant other, irrespective of age.
4. One's male employer, irrespective of age.
5. A unit's commanding officer, or the commander of a naval vessel, irrespective of age.
6. An Australian Aboriginal elder.
7. Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
8. Synonym of Old Adam.
9. Synonym of southernwood.
10. The state of human nature without the spiritual transformation brought about by redemption through Jesus Christ.
11. Used attributively to denote something of exceptional size, strength, age etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English alde mann, aldman, elde man, oldeman, from Old English eald man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/old-man